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Back To Mobile Site [http://m.wmtw.com/health] Back To Mobile Site Alerts Mobile Submit a Tip Follow Advertisement News Carmen's Journey boston marathon Weather u local On TV Blitz 8 Rise Up Marketplace Real Estate Heart Health 8 Legal Center Financial Fitness Community Home / Health Health RSS WMTW Image Doctor offers tips to get kids back into school bedtime routine With the school year right around the corner, now is the time to start getting children back into their school bedtime routine, according to doctors. More Video WMTW Image Doctor: Start early to get your kids in their back to school sleep cycle Experts say to start putting your children to bed an hour early one to two weeks before school starts so they have time to adapt their sleep schedule… More Video WMTW American Cancer Society gets ready to 'Make Strides' A kickoff rally helped to get potential walkers ready for an Oct. 19 walk in Cape Elizabeth. More Video WMTW Mallory Brooke hosts Cancer society rally WMTW News 8's Mallory Brooke hosted a Wednesday night event in Scarborough to get potential walkers ready with a rally for the American Cancer… More Video WMTW Image Report says tick, mosquito populations on rise A new report by the National Wildlife Federation says climate change is creating conditions that are leading to an increase of pests like ticks and… More Video WMTW Climate change can boost pest numbers, scientists say Dr. Sheila Pinette of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention spoke at a news conference about climate change and an increase in the… More Video McPherson Family Woman's request to donate body to medical research denied The University of New England originally accepted Delores McPherson's donation, but later denied the donation. WMTW News 8's Katie Thompson reports. More Video McPherson Family Saco family shocked to learn mother's body rejected for medical research Members of a Saco family said they were shocked to learn that the body of their mother was rejected from a program to donate her body to medical… More Video WMTW Suicide hotline gets more calls after Robin Williams' death People who have called Crisis & Counseling for help mention the suicide of Robin Williams. More Video WMTW Robin Williams' passing followed by increase in hotline calls Calls to a Maine suicide hotline have increased in the days following the death of actor and comedian Robin Williams. Some callers have mentioned… More Video WMTW Officials: Human waste also to blame for Rockland E. coli issue Rockland officials found sewage lines from three houses and two businesses were being dumped into the harbor at Snow Marine Park. More Video WMTW Saco business expands for gym Mainely Kidz P-T on Portland Road will have an 1,800-square-foot addition built for a medically oriented gym. It is set to open in the late fall and… More Video Doctor offers tips to get kids back into school bedtime routine Doctor: Start early to get your kids in their back to school sleep cycle American Cancer Society gets ready to 'Make Strides' Mallory Brooke hosts Cancer society rally Report says tick, mosquito populations on rise Climate change can boost pest numbers, scientists say Woman's request to donate body to medical research denied Saco family shocked to learn mother's body rejected for medical research Suicide hotline gets more calls after Robin Williams' death Robin Williams' passing followed by increase in hotline calls Officials: Human waste also to blame for Rockland E. coli issue Saco business expands for gym Pause 1 of New York City aims to slim down Happy Meals New York City wants to put the Happy Meal on a diet. By Aaron Smith Borders closing over Ebola fears The West African country of Senegal has closed its borders with Guinea over fears that the Ebola outbreak could spread, according to the Senegalese Interior Ministry. The closure includes any aircraft and ships traveling to Senegal from Guinea, Sierr... By Jacque Wilson CNN DEA tightens rules on hydrocodone products One person dies every 19 minutes from a prescription drug overdose in the United States. On Thursday, the Drug Enforcement Administration tried to combat this epidemic by saying it will tighten controls on hydrocodone products, some of the most commonly misused narcotic painkillers on the market. By Nadia Kounang CNN U.S. Ebola patients released from hospital Dr. Kent Brantly walked around the room at Emory University Hospital on Thursday, hugging staff members and shaking hands. By Josh Levs and Jacque Wilson CNN What happens when you survive Ebola? Two American missionaries infected with the deadly Ebola virus were given an experimental drug. By Jacque Wilson CNN 'Suicide tourism' to Switzerland has doubled People from other countries are traveling to the state of Zurich for the "sole purpose of committing suicide, a report says. By Jacque Wilson CNN Are myths making the Ebola outbreak worse? More than 1,200 people have died as the deadliest ever outbreak of Ebola takes hold in West Africa, but despite information campaigns, fear is spreading even more quickly than the virus itself. By Bryony Jones and Nima Elbair CNN 90% of hospitals and clinics lose their patients' data No industry has been hit harder by hacking and data breaches than health care. By Jose Pagliery Patient tested for possible Ebola exposure in California Another patient is being tested in the United States for possible Ebola exposure -- this time, in California. By Laura Ly CNN UK pledges money for Ebola research Researchers around the world are being asked to help stop the largest known Ebola outbreak in history. An emergency research "all call" was issued Thursday by Wellcome Trust and United Kingdom's Department for International Development amid rising cas... By Trisha Henry CNN Survey CNN News Voice may provide clues about Foley's killer 14min Is Obama heading toward air strikes in Syria? 16min Ukraine: Russian aid convoy 'direct invasion' 59min Chinese fighter comes close to U.S. Navy jet 2hr MORE Don't Miss This Organization makes disabled Pennsylvania man's big-game hunting dream come true Pope Francis calls Foley family Kansas City Chiefs Mascot Dan Meers reflects on accident, blessings Missouri high school marching band does mass ice bucket challenge MORE Celebrities On Camera Most memorable MTV VMAs moments Country music's hottest divas Where are 'Saved by the Bell' stars today? 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